The award, one of the most prestigious in the field of American history, honors “scope, significance, depth of research and richness of interpretation.” By Jennifer Schuessler A study of the financial ...

New Mexico is now one of the first states in the nation to cover traditional Native American healing practices under Medicaid. The coverage was approved in October 2024 by the federal government for ...

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, an Oklahoma Republican, is set to be the next Department of Homeland Security secretary, replacing Kristi Noem, who was fired by President Donald Trump on March 5. If confirmed, ...

The recipes that define the Bay Area’s food scene are often handed down through generations of immigrant families, across borders and over seas. But Oakland Indigenous chef Crystal Wahpepah, owner of ...

Sometime around 1860, Spaniards attacked a Navajo settlement in New Mexico and captured a woman named Ated-bah-Hohzoni, meaning “happy girl.” As she hid behind a cliff with her one-year-old daughter, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After decades of criticism from Indigenous communities, the Golden-based Westernaires will end their program that teaches and portrays Native American ...

A Paiute man had a vision: A ritual dance would reunite his people with their dead. The Ghost Dance swept across other North American tribes, until fear and violence brought it to a tragic end. HEARD ...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. — 24-year-old Makiyah Mustiful, who has been singing since childhood, has earned her golden ticket to the big leagues. Recently, she advanced to the live auditions of American Idol ...

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*Rapper Asian Doll has ignited a firestorm of debate after sharing a deeply personal revelation about her family’s ethnic identity—claiming she was “forced” to grow up identifying as African American ...

Native American jingle dancers and ribbon dress dancers dance in front of the site where Alex Pretti was killed by federal agents, during a healing ceremony in Minneapolis, Minn. on Feb. 1, 2026. For ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...